In My Bag: Istanbul Edition – by Isaac Zapata

Isaac Zapata is a commercial and documentary photographer and by his own admission, a bit of a gear head. He is based in Miami and travels accordingly.

Prior to my recent trip to Istanbul, news of protests hit the airways. A trip intended capture the many faces of a city, now required me to strip my travel bag to three essentials: a full frame Canon 6D, a 1996 Pentax K1000 and a Samsung Galaxy S4 phone. Size and connectivity were the two main deciding factors when selecting the equipment. Small equipment that blends in would allow me to shot potentially violent street protests with ease. My equipment’s wireless capabilities made it easy to back up my work to the cloud at least once a day.

What gear didn’t make the cut? A second DSLR, flash, pocket wizards, laptop, and storage or hard drives, all got left behind.

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